We are live on ! Find out more
AC

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B
1-Year Est. Return 10.36%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.99B
AUM Growth
-$132M
Cap. Flow
-$310M
Cap. Flow %
-15.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.25%
Holding
243
New
73
Increased
28
Reduced
54
Closed
80

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$72.4M
2
GPK icon
Graphic Packaging
GPK
+$44.2M
3
VTRS icon
Viatris
VTRS
+$41.8M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$38.7M
5
CI icon
Cigna
CI
+$33.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$75.2M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$40M
3
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$37.7M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$32.3M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$30.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.56%
2 Healthcare 12.76%
3 Technology 12.55%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CMP icon
51
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.25B
$12M 0.6%
+179,113
New +$11.7M
HAL icon
52
Halliburton
HAL
$27.8B
$12M 0.6%
295,344
-188,226
-39% -$7.79M
GDDY icon
53
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.2B
$11.8M 0.59%
141,662
-15,153
-10% -$1.18M
AVGO icon
54
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.83T
$11.7M 0.59%
+474,530
New +$10.6M
CSTM icon
55
Constellium
CSTM
$3.86B
$11.6M 0.58%
942,173
-30,113
-3% -$352K
GRA
56
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$11.3M 0.57%
158,636
+40,570
+34% +$2.92M
CTXS
57
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$11M 0.55%
98,599
-30,051
-23% -$3.33M
SABR icon
58
Sabre
SABR
$680M
$10.9M 0.55%
417,231
-63,264
-13% -$1.62M
AGN
59
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$10.5M 0.53%
+55,000
New +$10.1M
NUAN
60
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$9.92M 0.5%
661,817
-216,051
-25% -$2.99M
BLK icon
61
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$9.74M 0.49%
+20,673
New +$10M
GILD icon
62
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$9.61M 0.48%
124,510
-96,434
-44% -$7.28M
NVT icon
63
nVent Electric
NVT
$25.7B
$9.48M 0.48%
+349,201
New +$9.5M
OPTU
64
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$344M
$9.45M 0.47%
+520,799
New +$9.33M
ANDV
65
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$9.34M 0.47%
60,843
-12,390
-17% -$1.83M
SRPT icon
66
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.78B
$9.06M 0.45%
56,071
-45,344
-45% -$6.2M
META icon
67
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.65T
$8.57M 0.43%
52,084
-21,022
-29% -$3.81M
ABMD
68
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$8.19M 0.41%
+18,215
New +$7.18M
BYD icon
69
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.5B
$8.18M 0.41%
241,760
-12,176
-5% -$435K
LSXMK
70
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$8.01M 0.4%
+242,038
New +$8.59M
CONE
71
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$8.01M 0.4%
126,324
-101,143
-44% -$6.55M
MTD icon
72
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26B
$7.83M 0.39%
+12,857
New +$7.56M
ATVI
73
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$7.63M 0.38%
+91,685
New +$6.96M
WP
74
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$7.35M 0.37%
72,569
-29,033
-29% -$2.65M
MSTR icon
75
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$37.1B
$7.35M 0.37%
522,580
-293,720
-36% -$4.13M
1 2
3
4 5

Similar funds

MWAC
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Cincinnati) Cincinnati, Ohio $1.81B AUM 13.11% 1-Year Est. Return
TP
Tesuji Partners Fort Lee, New Jersey $1.73B AUM 3.93% 1-Year Est. Return
PC
Pomelo Capital New York $1.04B AUM 1.25% 1-Year Est. Return
RW
Rand Wealth Baltimore, Maryland $893M AUM 9.85% 1-Year Est. Return
TBC
Three Bays Capital Boston, Massachusetts $848M AUM 7.41% 1-Year Est. Return
BWCA
Brenner West Capital Advisors New York $804M AUM 16.19% 1-Year Est. Return
AC
AFAM Capital Austin, Texas $718M AUM 12.09% 1-Year Est. Return
GCM
Gruss Capital Management New York $715M AUM 9.91% 1-Year Est. Return

Ascend Capital's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Ascend Capital held 243 positions worth $1.99B, down 6.2% from $2.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $310M in Q3 2018, closing 80 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Waste Management, an estimated $75.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Express Scripts Holding Company worth $43.1M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2018 buy was Express Scripts Holding Company: 453,477 shares worth $43.1M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q3 2018, an estimated $72.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Ametek, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Waste Management in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $75.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $1.99B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.99B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.